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Compare Adobe After Effects and Motion 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (72.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Adobe After Effects
Star Rating
(1,056)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Adobe After EffectsMotion
Star Rating
(26)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about MotionAdobe After Effects vs Motion
- Reviewers felt that Adobe After Effects meets the needs of their business better than Motion.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Adobe After Effects is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Adobe After Effects over Motion.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe After Effects
No pricing availableMotion
No pricing availableFree Trial
Adobe After Effects
No trial information availableMotion
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
923
8.4
18
Ease of Use
7.1
930
8.2
19
Ease of Setup
8.5
187
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.2
117
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.2
787
7.9
18
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
115
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
920
7.5
19
Features by Category
Compatibility
9.2
122
Not enough data
9.0
117
Not enough data
9.2
120
Not enough data
Functionality
9.7
122
Not enough data
8.6
112
Not enough data
9.4
123
Not enough data
9.1
118
Not enough data
Project Management
8.2
114
Not enough data
8.1
98
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.2
49
Not enough data
7.2
49
Not enough data
7.4
50
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Effects
6.7
12
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.6
42
Not enough data
7.1
42
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Animation
6.5
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe After Effects and Motion are categorized as Video Effects
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe After Effects
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Motion
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
12.1%
Graphic Design
9.0%
Design
8.9%
Media Production
8.3%
Animation
4.6%
Other
57.1%
Media Production
16.0%
Entertainment
12.0%
Marketing and Advertising
8.0%
Higher Education
8.0%
Religious Institutions
4.0%
Other
52.0%
Discussions
How to Remove unwanted objects from your video with the appropriate fill tool.
8 Comments
WR
It's a fantastic and helpful piece of information. I appreciate you sharing this useful information with us.
Please keep us informed in this manner. I just...Read more
What are your top plugins for After Effects?
3 Comments
JF
Hey Dani, is there a specific use case you're trying to solve for in a new plugin?Read more
What is Adobe After Effects used for?
3 Comments
ES
Adobe after effects is leading vfx and industry used video editing software where people do post postproduction of movies adding visual effects and animation...Read more
Motion has no discussions with answers
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